HHS DrumlineThe Halls High School

Drumline placed second of six schools in the East Tennessee Performing Arts Association (ETPPA) Championships held at Karns High School April 2.

➤ Read Cindy Taylor on page A-3

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The serial story – made fa-mous by “The Pickwick Papers” and “The Three Musketeers” – is a complete book that is pub-lished one segment at a time. “S.O.R. Losers,” the story of a misfi t sports team, is written by Newberry Award Winner Avi and illustrated by Timothy Bush. The fi rst chapter begins today and will be followed by 13 more chapters, bringing the story to its conclusion on July 6. Each segment can be read in fi ve to six minutes.

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By Ruth WhiteTo earn the title of Eagle Scout,

Cameron Greer wanted part of his project to include giving back to Halls High School, where he is a senior this year.

The Halls Outdoor Classroom, located near the softball fields, had for years featured an amphitheater that a different Eagle Scout had built. But it was destroyed by vandals and f looding, so Greer wanted to replace the structure and

selected a space more open and visible.

The planning took close to a year, and with the help of family, Ruth Anne Hanahan and members of Boy Scout troop 506, it became a reality. Greer said that the project took one day each to build (off site), to install the new stage and benches and to gravel the area. The updated facility will allow more classes to be held outdoors during the warmer months.

Greer has been involved in scouting since he was fi ve years old and says it has helped bring him out of his shyness. “Scouting has helped me become a leader, and I’ve learned how to be respectful through the program.” Cameron is thankful for all the help on the project, including contributions from The Home Depot and Schaad Lumber.

Cameron’s new amphitheater will be recognized during the upcoming outdoor classroom

celebration, now in its ninth year, to be held from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19. The community is invited to attend and enjoy free barbecue, s’mores and homemade ice cream. The HHS Jazz Band and Madrigals will provide music. Don’t miss the children’s activities, the art show, and the ever-popular pie eating contest. In case of rain, the celebration will be held in the Halls High commons.

The city of Knoxville’s efforts to restore Fountain City Lake took a major step forward last Tuesday when City Council voted unani-mously to authorize a contract of up to $91,250 with a Knoxville company to install a new pump, pipes and other infrastructure.

The pump, to be installed by Design & Construction Services Inc. by late spring, will restore constant circulation in the lake, increase oxygen levels in the water

and moderate temperatures – all to reduce the growth of algae.

Meanwhile, Fountain City Town Hall will host an open discussion of lake improvements at 7 p.m. Monday, April 11, at Church of the Good Shepherd, 5337 Jacksboro Pike. Speakers are Joe Walsh, di-rector of city parks and recreation, and Dr. Garry Menendez, land-scape architect and Fountain City resident.

Work began last fall when the

city repaired a leak in the earthen berm that surrounds the lake. A new water outlet structure was in-stalled, allowing the lake to fi ll to its proper depth.

In a community meeting, Mayor Madeline Rogero and city engineers outlined a rehabilita-tion plan. A small wetland will be developed in what’s now a shallow spot on the lake’s northern end.

The wetland vegetation will fi l-ter pollutants and absorb some of

the nutrients from waterfowl fecesthat are now in the water and pro-moting algae growth.

The wetland will be planted with native species, and the lakewill be restocked with triploidgrass carp and blue tilapia to con-trol aquatic vegetation. Chemicalalgaecide will be sparingly appliedif needed.

The public will be asked to help by not feeding bread to the water-fowl at the lake.

ReunionsHalls Alumni will gather

for dinner on Saturday, April 23, at Halls High School. The Class of 1966 will be honored.

Heiskell Elementary School Class Reunion (all classes) will be 1-5 p.m. Sat-urday, April 16, at the former school (now Heiskell United Methodist Church), at 9420 Heiskell Road. Bring your photos and memories. Info: Bobbie Kennedy-Jones at 865-256-1283.

Woodhill School reunion will be held 6 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at the Pleasant Gap Fellowship building. The event is a covered dish. Info: Betty Effl ery, 982-0174, or Phyllis Summers, 922-2884.

Halls High senior Cameron Greer sits on one of

the newly-installed benches at the Halls Out-

door Classroom. Greer built the amphitheater

as part of his Eagle Scout project. Photo by R. White

New amphitheaterat HHS

New pump, wetland to improve FC Lake

To page A-3

By Betty Bean Two years out from the 2018

county elections, there’s half a gaggle of candidates thinking about running for mayor.

Don’t look for County Com-missioner Bob Thomas to run for re-election to his at-large commis-sion seat in 2018, even though he’ll be fi nishing his fi rst term. He’ll be too busy running for mayor.

Thomas is making plans to suc-ceed Tim Burchett, who is term-limited. He’s tearing a page from Burchett’s campaign book and will be the guest-of-honor at an old-timey baloney-cutting May 11. That’ll be on a Wednesday, start-ing at 11:30 at Powell Auction & Realty – the venue where Burchett kicked off his campaign for county mayor.

“We’re expecting 1,500,” Thom-as said. “The Chillbillies are play-ing and we’ll have R.C. Colas and Moon Pies. It’ll be a big party.”

Thomas has had a long career in radio broadcasting, once owned a hockey team and has written

Haynes Burkhardt Anders

Next leader?

Prospects ponder race for county mayorHas he run for offi ce before?“Lord, no. I’m still debating

how sound I am for even thinkingabout this.

“I’ve been involved in KnoxCounty politics for a little while,but I’ve been anonymous for a lotof years, intentionally. I’ve workedon a lot of campaigns, helped asmany people as I could. MayorBurchett is term-limited, so thisis a good time for me to give it mybest shot. In eight more years, I’llbe too old.”

Another county commissioner,Brad Anders, is also mulling a runfor mayor. Anders, a former com-mission chair, is a lieutenant anda crisis negotiator in the KnoxvillePolice Department whose nameused to come up as a candidate forsheriff, as well.

“That one (sheriff) is not asprominent in the conversation asit once was,” Anders said. “At thispoint, I haven’t ruled either one ofthem out, and I don’t know exactly

TV shows. He stays in close touch with his son, Jake, a TV actor who lives in Los Angeles. He says he’s anxious to take on the challenge of promoting Knox County as a tour-ism destination and has big plans to move forward without a tax in-crease.

Knox County Republican Party chair Buddy Burkhardt is also run-ning wide open. He’s got a Face-book page, “Buddy for Knox Coun-ty Mayor,” that doesn’t have much information yet, but does display

some spiffy-looking red “Vote for Burkhardt” T-shirts and shots of Burkhardt with GOP notables like Jeb Bush and Ben Carson.

On Dec. 12, he asked, “Ready for your Buddy for Mayor Apparel and Yard Signs? Coming SOON!!!”

Burkhardt is an electronics and information technology specialist in the Knox County Sheriff’s Of-fi ce – “Today, I’m wiring up water controls in the jail. Tomorrow it’ll be computers. I’m an electronics person.”

Thomas

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at Tennova Health & Fitness Center, is invested in the well-being of everyone who makes use of the facility on Dannaher Drive.

She does, however, admit special fondness for two members in particular.

Jack and Marie Edmondson, 74 and 75 re-spectively, have been faithful members of Tennova Health & Fitness Center since 2002. Married 57 years, they show up almost every weekday for fi tness classes. They also greet newcomers, help with set-up and keep track of absentees. “They’re my ambassadors,” says Yarbrough.

Marie – retired from Sears accounting de-partment – says she’s always loved exercise, but Jack, who put in long hours as a conductor with Norfolk-Southern Railroad, was always too tired when he got home at the end of the day.

“When he retired,” says Marie, “I talked him into coming. It was getting close to our wed-ding anniversary, and I asked him to give me that.”

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NOTES ■ Fountain City Lions Club

meets 6 p.m. each fi rst and

third Monday, Lions Com-

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The Halls High School Drumline earned second place in the East Tennes-see Performing Arts Asso-ciation (ETPPA) Champi-onships held at Karns High School April 2, competing against fi ve other drum-lines to win the Scholastic A Class of the Indoor Percus-sion Competition.

Cindy Taylor

The Halls Prep Winter Guard performs “Black Magic” for family and friends.

Five-minute show is hard work

The group of 35 Halls High School students and one Halls Middle School student performed an original production en-titled “Garden of Reflec-tion.” The piece included percussion, march and dance.

Four HHS seniors par-ticipated in the drumline competition; Sarah Dixon (snare drum), MacKen-zie Herrell (marimba), Josh Mode (marimba) and Heather Trivett (cymbals).

The HHS Drumline is led by band director Eric Baumgardner with assis-tance from Dusty Del Moro, Cody Little, Chasity Hobby, Brianna Stock, Matt Weyer, Andrew Neighbor, Matt Holt and Seth Felker.

The Halls Prep Winter Guard (all middle school students) also competed April 2 and earned second place in the Prep Class of the Winter Guard Competi-tion. Their show was entitled “Black Magic.” The Halls Prep Winter Guard is led by Tiffany Kimbro with assis-

tance from Hannah Treece, Kolt Haley and Beth Baird.

Students have been prac-ticing almost daily for the competition since early No-vember. A special presen-tation was given for family

and friends at the school on March 31. Two in-school performances took place on Friday before Saturday’s competition.

“All of these students and their families have worked

hard for months to make this fi ve-minute show hap-pen,” said Baumgardner. “We really appreciate every-one’s support.”Contact Cindy Taylor at ctaylorsn@gmail.

com

The Halls High School Drumline performs “Garden of Refl ection.” Photos by Cindy Taylor

History award nominations sought

The East Tennessee Historical Society (ETHS) invites nominations from across East Tennessee for Awards of Excellence in the fi eld of history. The annual awards recognize individu-als and organizations that have made signifi cant contri-butions to the preservation, promotion, programming and interpretation of the re-gion’s history. The postmark deadline for award applica-tions is April 8.

Info/nomination form: 215-8824; eastTNhistory.org; East Tennessee Histor-ical Society, PO Box 1629, Knoxville, TN 37901.

what the drop-dead deci-sion date is.”

Anders has served as a commissioner since 2008 and has been with KPD for 24 years, and said he has profes-sional and family decisions to make before he can think about running for mayor.

“A lot of things would have to click in the right way for that to happen,” Anders said.

Former state Rep. Ryan Haynes is also believed to be a potential candidate. Haynes, who resigned from the General Assembly to become state Republican Party chair, pooh-poohs that notion. When pressed he offered this statement:

“I’ll say this. I’m fl attered my name has been men-tioned, but I have a job to do, and it’s way premature to start a new campaign season when the current one isn’t even over. The last thing we need is individual interests dividing up our communities.”

And, fi nally, there’s Crim-inal Court Clerk Mike Ham-mond, who could not be reached for comment.

Court clerks are not subject to term limits, and Hammond, a former coun-ty commissioner who was elected clerk in 2014, is con-sidered an unlikely mayoral contender.

All the candidates listed are Republicans. Demo-cratic Party chair Cameron Brooks says so far no Demo-crats have expressed inter-est in the offi ce.

By Sandra ClarkPowell High School

alumni packed the room at Jubilee Banquet Facility on Saturday to honor the Class of 1966, award scholarships and elect offi cers.

Dr. Chad Smith, PHS Class of 1992 and now prin-cipal of the high school, was the primary speaker.

Mike Bayless was elected to a second term as presi-dent. Other offi cers in-

clude Viv-ian McFalls, se cret a r y-t r e a su r er ; S a n d r a Davis, past pr e s ident; Mary Ma-honey, sec-ond past pr e s ident;

and Terri Rose, scholarship secretary. Board members are Laura Bailey, Nancy

Herd, John Bayless and Brenda Jacques. Board ad-visors are Jacki Kirk, Susan Todd Martin and Lynette Brown.

Scholarships were pre-sented to Hannah Kidd, Natalie Wallace, Dalton Jett, Shelby Bell and Bryson Cowden. Kidd will major in nursing at UT Knoxville. Wallace will study animal science at UT. Jett will study psychology at UT Chat-

tanooga. Bell and Cowden were not able to attend the reunion. Cowden received the Bones Jennings award.

Ben Sergeant received an engineering award from UT Knoxville. Smith said he will be honored at the school board April 6 as a National Merit Scholarship fi nalist. Pierce Anderson, a 2015 graduate, also received an engineering scholarship from UT.

Powell High alumni elect offi cers, award scholarships

Mike Bayless

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Wendy Smith

Track and fi eld Volun-teers from the golden era of Chuck Rohe and Stan Huntsman will honor 50 years of Ed Murphey Award winners Friday at a country club reception and dinner.

On Saturday, the Uni-versity of Tennessee track program will recognize a lifetime of contributions by Terry Hull Crawford, for-mer champion runner and women’s coach at UT, Texas and Cal Poly-San Luis Obis-po. She evolved into coach-ing coaches for USA Track and Field.

Terry, many track alum-ni and guests will be treat-ed to a reunion dinner in a showplace segment of Neyland Stadium. Coach Beth Alford-Sullivan will discuss current Volunteers. A few good men lifted Ten-

Honors weekend for Tennessee trackMarvin

West

nessee to third place at the recent NCAA indoor cham-pionships. Women ran sev-enth.

Alas, there will be no serious running, jumping or throwing at Tom Black Track this weekend. It is bogged down in a rehabili-tation project that was sup-posed to have been fi nished months ago. Critics say big buildings have been built faster. Optimists say, if all eventually goes well, there will be a home track meet or three next spring.

The Murphey Award does not struggle with such chaos. It is presented each year for the outstanding performance by a Volunteer. It originated in 1965 as a gift from the legendary Ed Mur-phey.

What a story he was.In the mid-1950s, Mur-

phey played trumpet in the Pride of the Southland band. He was manager for the basketball team, re-sponsible for clean practice uniforms and dry towels.

He asked coach John Sines, also the track coach, if it would be OK to go out for track.

Sines’ response was his-toric: “OK Murph, just don’t get in anybody’s way.”

He didn’t. He ran the fastest mile ever on the cin-der track around Shields-

Watkins Field. He set a Southeastern Conference record in cross-country. He won the SEC mile three consecutive years. He won all-America recognition.

“Ed Murphey was a champion when champions were few at Tennessee,” said the late Tom Siler.

You may have heard of some who received Mur-phey Awards: Richmond Flowers, Willie Gault, Law-rence Johnson, Justin Gat-lin, Aries Merritt and Justin Hunter.

Terry Hull Crawford has a national prize named for her – the Terry Crawford Women’s Program of the Year Award.

Terry goes back to the late 1960s, the beginning of women’s sports at UT. Charlie Durham bought a

newspaper ad announcing that the Knoxville Track Club was forming a wom-en’s team. About 50 girls and women, ages 10 to 20, responded. Terry, 17, out of Greeneville High School, was in the group.

She became a three-time Volunteer all-American, winning the national 220 and 440 in 1969 and the 880 in 1970. She competed in the World University Games and Pan-American Games and twice got close to Olympic teams.

Terry came back as coach of women’s track. Her 1981 team won the national championship, fi rst in any women’s sport at Tennes-see. Among her other dis-tinctions was the recruit-ment of sprinter and jumper Holly Warlick from Bearden High. Holly also wanted to try basketball. The rest is history.

There came a time when Texas offered Terry a better coaching opportunity (more money). Tennessee athletic director Bob Woodruff lis-tened as Terry explained. He could have countered. He didn’t.

Terry went to Austin. Her Longhorns won fi ve NCAA championships and 18 Southwest Conference ti-tles. Her 1986 team was the only triple winner in history – indoors, outdoors and in cross-country.

Terry reappeared at the World and Pan-Am games as coach of U.S. teams. She was America’s coach at the 1988 Olympics. She won enough meets and produced enough all-Americans to coach 17 years at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo.

The track world and I see her as a national treasure.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is westwest6@netzero.com

The parents who attended Karen Carson’s meeting at Farragut High School were calm, but when they spoke, the tension of dealing with four separate school threats was evident.

They voiced concerns about who was in charge during a crisis − the school or the sheriff’s offi ce? They questioned whether kids should be locked down in classrooms if there was potentially a bomb in the building. One was upset about not being able to help a child who got sick while on lockdown in the football stadium.

Mostly, they were frus-trated over a lack of trust-worthy communication. What kind of threats were being made, and how were students being kept safe?

Farragut junior Viktoria Ohstrom

speaks as principal Stephanie

Thompson, left, looks on.

Trust hard to come by during school threats

While the safety of stu-dents is the highest priority, there’s a delicate balance be-tween enough and too much information, explained Dis-trict 5 school board member Carson. Too little info frus-trates parents; too much in-spires copycats.

It’s a legitimate con-cern. Threats at Farragut Intermediate, Hardin Val-ley Academy and Hardin Valley Elementary schools followed the Farragut High threats.

Knox County Schools

Chief of Security Gus Paid-ousis explained why com-municating during a crisis is a challenge. The only thing worse than no infor-mation is bad information, and when things are con-stantly changing, it’s dif-fi cult to provide accurate information, he said. Too much information could also allow someone who intends harm to anticipate strategy and do more dam-age.

Carson asked parents not to call the school during a crisis, but to trust that staff are doing everything they can to protect kids. Superin-tendent Jim McIntyre said schools need to communi-cate with parents, but after that, parents need to trust that the best decisions are being made.

sage on the wall. But, as Carson said, every threat has to be treated as if it’s real, which calls for lock-downs, bomb squads and bomb-sniffi ng dogs. Those things can make any parent less than rational, less able to trust.

Parents are not the only ones affected. Farragut High School junior Vikto-ria Ohstrom spoke up at the meeting to say that she

didn’t know what was hap-pening during last week’s threat, and it seemed like teachers didn’t know, either.

“That’s what scares peo-ple. Not the threats.”

Communication is im-portant, but the only thing that parents and students really want to hear is that the crisis is over and all is well. Until that’s the mes-sage, it will be hard to trust. We’ve seen too much.

That’s a tall order for par-ents. Those of us with teen-age children remember the shock of Col-umbine. We were horrifi ed by the mur-ders at Virginia Tech, and we grieved with the parents of the innocents killed at Sandy Hook Elemen-tary.

Local inci-dents like shootings at Cen-tral High School and Inskip Elementary School have also impacted us.

We know, rationally, that these are rare events. But all of us have imagined hearing the news that there’s been an incident at our child’s school.

It’s easy to imagine a student plotting to cancel classes for a day or two by writing a threatening mes-

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VictorAshe

Betty Bean

Two years ago, life looked grim for Mike Blankenship.

Three weeks ago, my wife Joan and I, along with my sister-in-law Kathy Ashe from Atlanta, joined a Yale Alumni Tour of Cuba for 10 days. It was fascinating. As Joan says, it was a trip not a vacation.

Also on the trip was an-other Knoxvillian, Dr. Anne McIntyre, who is a retired UT professor of psychology and lives in Sequoyah Hills.

We fl ew into Santiago from Miami on the east-ern end of the island not far from Guantanamo Bay where the United States has a military facility. For the next six days we journeyed across the island and ulti-mately arrived in Havana two days after President Obama’s visit.

While the people were friendly and genuinely seem to want an improved rela-tionship with the U.S., the economy and lifestyle were clearly third world. Cuba is longer than Tennessee (about 700 miles) and the eastern end has been ne-glected by various regimes. Deferred maintenance is the order of the day as many historic buildings were col-lapsing or close to it. Carts were pulled by oxen or hors-es including carts used as taxis to transport people.

Dr. Anne McIntyre, former Mayor Victor Ashe and

Joan Ashe at the Ernest Hemingway house in Havana

on a recent trip to Cuba with Yale Alumni Travel. Both

Victor Ashe and McIntyre are Yale graduates and live

in Knoxville.

Ashes, McIntyre (not that one) tour Cuba

The cars are in large part holdovers from the 1950s which have been con-tinually restored due to the embargo and lack of new vehicles being imported. On the other hand, the bus we rode in was brand new as were most buses for tour-ists. Internet service was spotty at best and expensive for Cubans ($2 an hour).

Hotels outside Havana were clean but basic in their service. Parts of Havana it-self were modern and cur-rent and other parts were collapsing. The drive we took from Ernest Heming-way’s home outside Havana to the central part of the city passed several highly im-poverished areas.

Havana itself has an in-credible old city which ex-ceeds San Juan in Puerto Rico in size but has been neglected since the Castro revolution.

While President Obama made overturns to the Cu-ban people, he had not been gone more than one day be-

fore his remarks were blast-ed by Fidel Castro who stills lives and appears from time to time in well-planned ven-ues. But it was Fidel’s broth-er, Raul, the current presi-dent, who hosted Obama.

It was also clear that change is coming to Cuba, but at a very measured pace. In terms of infrastructure and advancing into this century for their economic well-being the country is 30 years behind. In terms of democratic processes, it’s not there in any meaningful way.

■ Blount Mansion

is hosting a dinner talk on Molsey Blount, wife of Gov. William Blount, by Dr. Nancy McEntee at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at Holly’s Gourmet Market. Tickets, $60 each, can be reserved at 865-525-2375. Proceeds go to Blount Man-sion.

Not a lot is known about her, but like many wives, she was very infl uential af-ter she moved here in 1792. This year, which is the 225th birthday year of the Knoxville, is also the 90th anniversary of the Blount Mansion Association which

Career Magnet Academy FFA members at their fi rst

state convention this spring: (front) Paul Stiles, Lauren

Williams, Brittany Read, Darby Swanson; (back) Josh

Rutherford, Tylor Gann and Tobias DuBose.

Revered Ag teacher blooms in new garden

of the school day at North Knox, so Cox, Dunn and their classmates could fi n-ish their agriculture studies and continue to participate in FFA.

It involved a lot of driv-ing, but Blankenship says the commute was a snap compared to his fi rst 12 years of teaching when he made a 50-mile round trip to and from his home in Gibbs to Doyle High School (he has been a teacher with Knox County Schools for 37 years).

This year, he’s at CMA full-time, and has found a

niche in the school’s Sus-tainable Pathway, where 13 students – most from north and east Knox County – en-rolled in the program. One has moved, so he’s down to 12, still twice the number he was teaching at the Halls campus. He is proud that 11 of them will be headed “upstairs” next year to take college-level classes (CMA is housed on the ground fl oor of the Strawberry Plains Pike branch of Pellis-sippi State), and he’s proud of the brand-new FFA Chap-ter TNO337 he’s established there.

His teaching day starts with an agricultural science class, and he’s added an agricultural business and fi nance class in the second term and hopes to expand into business fi nance.

“Our pathway is a little different from any other program in the county. This is all so new, like building a plane – you look out and we’re working on this wing. We’re always in transition. No two days are alike.”

Blankenship is also teaching college and career readiness to ninth-graders, beginning the process of preparing them for the fu-ture. He is proud that his students will be able to en-roll in dual-credit (college level) courses that will put them far along the path to college degrees.

But one thing he misses is having a greenhouse like the one he built on the Halls campus, where he main-tained an annual Christmas tradition of raising and sell-ing poinsettias.

“Oh, I miss it. But we’re working on that. It’s still in the talking stage, but we’ve ID’d potential locations.”

Overall, Blankenship is grateful for the new chal-lenge and optimistic about the future.

“I am not an ax grinder,” he said. “Whatever is put in front of me, I’ll do my best to reach young people. I’m still standing.”

Blankenship

saved this historic house from being turned into a parking lot in 1926.

Dr. McEntee has writ-ten a book titled “Molsey Blount: Colonial First Lady of Tennessee.”

■ Grou ndbre a k i ng for the new $160 million State Museum in Nashville is today with Gov. Haslam and author Jon Meacham leading the ceremony.

The new facility is need-ed, but its design has been roundly criticized by sev-eral architects. The fi rm employed is from Minne-sota with little knowledge of Tennessee as several

Tennessee fi rms, including Knoxville’s McCarty Hol-saple, were rejected.

The Nashville Scene has described it as “a dumb box of a porch with no time or place and mute to the ex-pressive powers of architec-ture.” The Museum Com-mission on which I serve had no role in the design of the building. The fi nal say was made at a higher level.

I hope the governor takes another look at this design after the ground is broken so that like our State Capitol it is seen as an iconic build-ing 50 to 100 years from now.

Mayor Tim Burchett with Jackie Booker Griffi n at Jackie’s

Dream.

Burchett boosts Jackie’s Dream Café The place was packed,

but no one was complaining when Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett and his peo-ple came to lunch at Jackie’s Dream.

Jackie’s Dream Café opened March 6, 2015, at 2223 McCalla Avenue. It was a life dream for owner Jackie Booker Griffi n.

“I come from a family that cooks,” she writes on her website. “It’s what my mother, grandmother and uncles taught me.

“We made our own jelly, chow-chow, pickles. My grandfather had chickens

so we had fresh eggs. We hardly ever went to the store. We made everything from scratch, and I con-tinue to do it that way. Ev-erything is peeled, cut and chopped here. We eliminate cans whenever we can. I had fresh green beans and corn all summer long.”

Since taking offi ce, Bur-chett has used the occa-sional Dutch-treat lunch with the mayor to showcase locally owned restaurants. This one is known for its soul food and hot chicken. Hours and menu are online at jackiesdream.com

The District 6 Democratic Party is always angling to get pictures into the Shopper. There are the frequent trash pick-ups, the various parades, the frequent guest speakers. But the March meeting takes the prize.

Seems county commission candidate Donna L ucas was guest speaker. Janice Spoone said some members arrived early to fi nd a fi re truck at the Karns Middle School, smoke everywhere and their library meeting place closed.

Mike Knapp rushed to “We’re Cooking” to arrange a meeting space while Spoone and the school librarian found paper, markers and tape to post notices of the meeting change. The smoke was from a new heating/air system and all is well.

“You would have loved the excitement,” wrote Spoone. “Other than the fact that I probably smelled like smoke, we had a good group for the Lucas cam-paign meeting.”

We’re cooking!

At a time when he was facing serious family ill-nesses, he was notifi ed that his agricultural program at North Knox Career Tech-nical Education Center in Halls was being disbanded because of declining enroll-ment. His students were distraught.

“2014 was a very tumul-tuous time. My son passed

away, then my dad p a s s e d away three m o n t h s later. Two deaths in the family – plus the spi-raling down p r o c e s s

at work. Anytime you’re RIFed, it’s tough.”

But his students, particu-larly rising seniors Ryan Cox and James Dunn, decided to fi ght for their Future Farm-ers of America club and their teacher. When CTE su-pervisor Don Lawson found a spot for Blankenship at the Career Magnet Academy in East Knox County, their ef-forts spurred him to allow Blankenship to spend part

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9331 Davis Drive688-5882knoxcounty.org/seniorsMonday-Friday

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Senior Meals program, 11

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Register for: Free

CPR and AED course, 1-3

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Tuesday, April 12; featuring

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Veterans Services, 10 a.m.

Tuesday, April 12; info/

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■ Halls Senior Center

4405 Crippen Road922-0416knoxcounty.org/seniorsMonday-Friday

Off erings include: card

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p.m. each Tuesday; Senior

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We’ve been having a red-bud season that must rank up there among the best. The past couple of weeks have given us abundant sun-shine, steady warmish tem-peratures, and frequent rain showers, and our wonder-fully native and widespread redbud trees have responded with a huge fl ower show.

Last week I was walking around the grounds enjoying all those exuberant blossom – fi lled trees with their pea-type fl owers (they are in the legume family – notice those pea-pod fruits later on) when I was stopped at one big red-bud in particular.

There amongst the blos-soms was a little yellow-rumped warbler, not 10 feet away, briskly checking out every twig nook and bark cranny for whatever tiny in-sects it could capture. It was fi nding a steady supply of minute, mobile bits of pro-tein, so small that I couldn’t even see what it was catching. Just what a hyperactive, car-nivorous little bird needs to build up for spring courting, nest-building, brood-raising activities.

But as I watched the bird feeding on all those invis-ible critters, something else struck me about that tree full of blossoms: it was alive with bigger things too, a cloud of fl itting, buzzing, fl ying things, all working over the tree’s fl owers and – lucky for them – apparently not on the bird’s menu. Bugs!

The entomologists divide the enormous world of insects up into various orders and families, and in the precise way that they do it, “bugs,” or as they like to say, “the true bugs,” are one specifi c group of insects, with leathery wing covers and piercing and suck-ing mouthparts (yuck!). They include the likes of bedbugs, stink bugs, squash bugs, and those fl ashy orange-and-

Redbud trees, bugs and bees

Dr. Bob Collier

black milkweed bugs. But to us mere mortals,

“bugs” is a wonderfully use-ful word for any small crawly thing we might encounter, and probably look upon with suspicion, distrust, or fear: bees, beetles, spiders, ticks and mosquitoes, even craw-fi sh (mudbugs), and viruses (the fl u bug).

And as my redbud tree demonstrated, springtime brings them out in droves. I’m sure you’ve heard some-one say “what we need is a good cold winter to get rid of all those bugs.” That won’t happen, friends, unless we were to have another Ice Age around here. This past De-cember, we had a nice mild day when I watched a hatch of swarming little mosquito-sized gnats outside our front window, then a hungry phoe-be out there nipping them out of the air. The bugs are safe and sound, ready to go on a moment’s notice.

But back to the redbud tree – all that buzzing and fl itting got me to looking around to see what else was going on. And sure enough, there was a lot more. Not just in the air, but on the ground, and under it. As I trudged farther along, I noticed scattered here and there a bunch of newly-con-structed ant communities. Not just a hill, but a spread-out operation with piles of excavated earth over maybe a couple of feet of real estate. Quarter-inch businesslike black ants were going about, some carrying loads of stuff three times their size.

The March/April issue of The Tennessee Conser-

vationist has an article by Lizzie Wright, entitled The Ants of Tennessee. She re-lates that of the 13,000 spe-cies of ants on earth, some 127 species live in Tennes-see. And that doesn’t include those dreaded invaders from South America, the fi re ants, spreading ever northward and now here in Tennessee. More different ants than you can imagine!

But mostly, except for oc-casional visitations into our kitchens or our picnics, we almost never notice all those millions of ants there be-neath our feet. The fl ickers surely do, though. Our local woodpecker most likely to be seen on the ground, fl ickers like nothing better than to sit beside an ant colony and pick them off, one by one.

Back to the air, though. As far as big hard-working fami-lies go, the bees are the fl y-ing counterparts to our un-derground friends, the ants. And like the ants, there are a lot more of them than you might think, too. Of course, there are our familiar honey bees. They aren’t native to North America; they are im-migrants to North America, like most of our ancestors. In fact, many of our ancestors brought colonies of honey bees with them from their Old Countries.

It turns out, though, that there were a lot of other bees already here in North Amer-ica when those newcomers arrived – a lot more. There are 20,000 species of bees in the world, 4,000 native to the United States. They range in size from a tiny 1/12 inch bee to a more-than-inch-long behemoth. Over 90 percent of the species are solitary – they have a family consisting of one momma bee and her few offspring. The rest live in various-sized, but bigger, colonies that we’re more fa-miliar with.

And what good are those bees? Well, they pollinate over 75 percent of all our food crops. Without bees, no fruits, berries, vegetables, nuts, chocolate or coffee. And our honey bees continue to alarmingly decline, due to disease, insecticides and herbicides. In a major apple-growing area of China, they are having to use people on ladders, hand-pollinating each apple blossom, one by tedious one, to produce ap-ples. They’ve sprayed all their local bees into extinction! In our country, all those native bees are shouldering more of the load on crop pollination. Farmers are learning more about how important they are (and actually, always have been) and are taking mea-sures to protect and encour-age them. It’s working.

How about all those bugs as major bird food? Of course the birds eat tons of caterpil-lars and grasshoppers. We wouldn’t have many leaves left on anything if it weren’t for the birds. But in the air? Those swifts, swallows,

nighthawks, kingbirds and phoebes aren’t swooping around up there just for the exercise. Some curious sci-entists have rigged up fl ying machines with various bug traps, and come up with the astonishing fi gure that one square mile of air there just over our heads can contain as many as 32 million fl ying in-sects! Good for the birds, and very good for us earthlings here below, that the birds are up there consuming zillions of bugs daily.

There are a lot more bugs we haven’t mentioned, many that make our world look, feel and sound more like home to us. There are bugs that eat the bugs that would be eating our stuff – aphids, for example.

And others spend their waking hours eating mos-quitoes. Butterfl ies, dragon-fl ies, crickets and katydids – they’re here now or soon will be, adding a splash of color and some lovely evening mu-sic. All part of that big Web of Life unfolding out there in April. It’s really worth a closer look!

Redbud is abundant in Lake-

moor Hills. Photo by Betsy Pickle

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Yes, Easter is past, but I am convinced that Eas-ter is like Christmas: it is never “over.”

I am still processing something I wrote last week: “Isn’t it odd that not one of that blood-thirsty crowd bothered to stand at the foot of the cross and actually witness the agony of their victim?”

The 11 disciples who remained (Judas com-mitted suicide after his betrayal of Jesus) were in hiding, fearful of the Jew-ish leaders. Simon Peter – who had declared his allegiance to Jesus, prom-ising to die with him, if need be – hid, cowering behind closed doors.

However, the women who followed Jesus were at the foot of the cross. The Gospels give differ-ing accounts of which women, exactly, but Mary, the mother of James and Joseph (who was argu-ably also the mother of Jesus), Mary Magdalene, Salome, the un-named mother of the sons of Ze-

Many women were also there, looking on from a distance; they had followed Jesus from Galilee and had provided for him. Among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Jo-seph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

(Matthew 27: 55 NRSV)

Let them see what they’ve done!

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bedee, and Mary, the wife of Clopas are mentioned.

It is fair to point out that women counted for nothing in that culture, so they were no threat to the Roman soldiers who were carrying out the execu-tion. Women were of no consequence in the eyes of the soldiers.

Still, I am reminded of what Jacqueline Kennedy said after the assassina-tion of her husband.

When they were fi nally aboard Air Force One, fl y-ing to Washington, some-one gently suggested to Mrs. Kennedy that she change out of the blood-spattered pink suit she was still wearing.

“No,” she said emphati-cally. “Let them see what they’ve done!”

Beaver Dam to host social media seminarBeaver Dam Baptist Church will host Aaron Yarnell

and Social Media Awareness and Responsibility train-ing, 7 p.m. Thursday, April 14, in the church sanctuary.

The seminar is for adults and provides important facts and updates for parents and family members who may be unaware of what children and youth can access on their smart phones. Yarnell is a law enforcement veteran with 18 years’ experience and is dedicated to helping protect children.

Topics will include safety concerns for parents, popular social media sites and apps, popular mobile games, dangers of mobile device connections, identi-fying troubles in social media and more.

For more information, contact Tim Hopkins, min-ister of education at Beaver Dam Baptist Church, 922-2322.

By Nancy AndersonPastor Todd Stewart

and Mike Brogdon, Lons-dale community ministry leader, led a team of 40 members of Grace Baptist Church on April 2 for their monthly mission to make a difference in the Lonsdale community.

The Adopt-A-Block team meets the fi rst Saturday of each month, visiting 150-200 homes to give small gifts and offering prayer or minor house repairs.

“We usually have a small practical gift to offer, like 9-volt batteries for their smoke alarms or light bulbs. If they’re elderly or unable, we’ll replace it for them. If they need minor repairs and own their home, we’ll make a note of that and refer it on to The Crew, a ministry of folks at the church who will come out to do those

repairs.”Stewart said they don’t

perform the repairs as acts of charity.

“We are not a system that just gives things away. We ask them if they have a friend or family member who can help us with the work or if they can help purchase materials. We’re about empowering people for life transformation so they can accomplish the things they want and the things God wants.”

There are big things on the horizon for the Adopt-A-Block program.

A Lonsdale house was donated to the church, and the city of Knoxville has a building they’re willing to rent for $1 a year.

Stewart hopes to start a medical clinic in the front part of the building and possibly conduct English

At the Lonsdale worksite are Spanish translator Benatto Lazo, Cindy Zimbrich, Colbi Young, Mike Wright, Tina Brogdon; (back)

John Tapp, Todd Stewart, Mike Brogdon and Brody Young.

Making a diff erence one block at a time

FAITH NOTES

Community services

■ Cross Roads Presbyterian,

4329 E. Emory Road, hosts the

Halls Welfare Ministry food

pantry 6-8 p.m. each second

Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. each

fourth Saturday.

■ Dante Church of God, 410

Dante School Road, will

distribute “Boxes of Blessings”

(food) 9-11 a.m. Saturday,

April 9, or until boxes are

gone. One box per house-

hold. Info: 689-4829.

■ Ridgeview Baptist Church,

6125 Lacy Road, off ers

Children’s Clothes Closet and

Food Pantry 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

each third Saturday. Free to

those in the 37912/37849 ZIP

code area.

Classes/meetings ■ First Comforter Church,

5516 Old Tazewell Pike, hosts

MAPS (Mothers At Prayer Ser-

vice) noon each Friday. Info:

Edna Hensley, 771-7788.

■ Powell Church, 323 W. Emory

Road, hosts Recovery at

Powell at 6 p.m. Thursdays

beginning April 14. The

program embraces people

who struggle with addiction,

compulsive behaviors, loss

and life challenges. Info:

bhhartman12@gmail.com.

Music ■ First Baptist Church, 510

W. Main Street in Knoxville,

will present Scruff y City

Orchestra’s spring concert,

“Old Friends, New Faces,”

at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 8.

General admission is $5 at the

door with credit/debit cards

accepted. The orchestra is led

by two local conductors, Ace

Edewards and Matt Wilkinson,

and features community or-

chestra members. Wilkinson,

a cellist, is a veteran of the

Knox County “Strings in the

Schools” program. Edewards,

a singer and conductor,

moved here last year.

Youth programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak

Ridge Highway, is accepting

registration for its Summer

Weekday Programs for PDO

(children 1 year old and walk-

ing) and for TNT (elementary

school-aged children). Also

accepting registration for

Fall Preschool and Fall PDO.

Forms available in the pre-

school offi ce. Info: 531-2052.

Authors talk booksClayton Brewer, published poet, and Sam Venable, local au-

thor and columnist, swap books when Venable visits residents

at Morning Pointe Senior Living and Alzheimer’s Memory Care

of Powell. Venable has written several books – mostly come-

dies. Brewer holds Venable’s book titled “Warning! This Book

Contains Nuttiness: A Look at the Bizarre World in Which We

Live.” Venable holds Brewer’s book of poems called “Pathways

Ahead.”

as second language and job skills training in the back.

The house will be reno-vated and offered for rent with the funds going toward the purchase and renova-tion of another house in the area.

“We’d like to help provide them a beautiful, safe place

to live – some place they can be proud to call home where the rent is fi xed and afford-able. There seems to be a gap between programs like Habitat for Humanity and other housing programs. We’d like to fi ll that gap with safety and security,” Stew-art said.

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7700 Dannaher DrivePowell, TN 37849(865) 686-5771

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TOURTODAY

Kindergarten Round-up is April 12Kindergarten Round-up for the 2016-2017 school

year will be held in all Knox County elementary schools Tuesday, April 12.

To enter kindergarten, children should be 5 years old by Aug. 15. To enroll their children in kindergar-ten during round-up, parents need to bring the child’s birth certifi cate, proof of up-to-date immunizations and health/physical examination, and proof of resi-dency within the school zone.

■ Adrian Burnett – 5-7 p.m. Info: 689-1474 ■ Brickey-McCloud – 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Info: 689-1499 ■ Copper Ridge – 3-5 p.m. Info: 938-7002 ■ Corryton – 1-6 p.m. Info: 687-4573 ■ Fountain City – 4-6 p.m. Info: 689-1445 ■ Gibbs – 4-6 p.m. Info: 689-1497 ■ Halls – 8:30-10:30 pm. and 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Info: 922-7445 ■ Ritta – 3-6 p.m. Info: 689-1496 ■ Shannondale – 3:30-5:30 p.m. Info: 689-1465

Special education stu-dents at Halls High School are learning important life skills with each cup of cof-fee and muffi n served at the Red Devil Café.

HHS teachers saw the concept working at other schools and decided to try a café at Halls. The venture has resulted in happy teach-ers and many teachable mo-ments for the students.

The café is set up in the commons area on Wednes-day mornings around 10:30 a.m., and teachers can stop by and purchase a hot bever-age or snack of the day (gra-nola, muffi ns, cupcakes or cinnamon rolls depending on the day). They can also electronically submit orders and have the students deliv-er them to their rooms.

“This is a great way to reinforce life skills in a fun, educational way,” said teach-ing assistant Sarah Hylton. Those skills include set-ting up inventory, learning to make a beverage, mak-ing change and social skills such as making eye contact

Sale at Sterchi ElementarySterchi Elementary PTA will host a rummage sale,

8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 9, in the school gym. Sterchi is located at 900 Oaklett Drive.

Teacher of the Year Jenni-fer Mabe teaches kindergar-ten at Gibbs Elementary. It’s a good fi t for her. She enjoys early childhood and helping students learn to think (not panic), learn social skills and work in groups.

Through the course of a regular school day, Mabe is fi erce when it comes to aca-demics, but she also teaches her students how to be good citizens. Mabe’s mom was a stay-at-home mother but taught her children a lot while they were with her. Mabe was a teacher for several years in Murfreesboro before making the decision to stay at home to raise her children. Once her children were grown, she returned to the classroom.

Mabe’s classroom at Gibbs is decorated with a garden theme, reinforcing the growing (socially, emo-tionally, academically and physically) that her students do every day. In the class’ outside garden, students

Jennifer

Mabe was

named

a Gibbs

Teacher of

the Year. Photo by R. White

Mabe honored as Gibbs Elementary teacher of year

plant and care for vegeta-bles and watch them grow.

When she was selected as one of the two teachers of the year at Gibbs, Mabe was shocked and honored. She believes that all of the staff at the school work ex-tremely hard. She calls her teammates “wonderful” and loves how each has a differ-ent skill set that they bring to the table. This joining of skills is what Mabe believes makes the team a dynamic whole.

When she isn’t teach-ing, Mabe enjoys being with family, cooking, and walk-ing. She adds that her faith is also very important to her.

Red Devil Café serves coff ee and more

Michael Clabough and Caleb Bailey work together to fi ll

coff ee orders for staff .

Halls High student Zack De-

Priest makes change for teacher

Rebecca Smith at the Red Devil

Café. Photos by R. White

and holding a conversation. When drinks are delivered to teachers, the students also work on reading directional signs and asking for help when necessary.

Halls Community Park hosted

the ninth annual Chris New-

som Memorial Tournament,

and during opening ceremo-

nies three Halls High seniors

were recognized for receiving

the Chris Newsom Scholar-

ship. Pictured at the event

are Mary Newsom, Chase Mc-

Daniel, Taylor Johnson, Trey

Lepper and Hugh Newsom. Photo by R. White

Newsoms honor three Halls seniors

Shannondale’s STEM labgrows thanks to grant

Shannondale STEM teacher April Lamb is all smiles after

receiving a grant for $5,000 from ORAU (Oak Ridge As-

sociated Universities). Lamb was the runner-up for the

grant and said she plans to purchase as many iPads and

Chromebooks as possible for the school lab.

HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news • APRIL 6, 2016 • A-9 kidsHolston presents

‘The Lion King Jr.’

Nala (Katelyn Mundt) and Simba (Bo Choate) are reunit-

ed after many years.

Mufasa (Caleb Harold) talks to his son Simba (Cody Owens) about

how he will one day inherit the land that he sees before him.

Timon (Lucy Bryant) and Pumbaa

(Ashten Grooms) fi nd young Simba

(Cody Owens) in the jungle.

REUNION NOTES ■ Halls High classes of 2005

and 2006 combined reunion,

7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30,

Knoxville Hilton. Tickets:

Eventbrite.com.

■ Knoxville High School Alumni Association will host the Classes of 1910-1951, 11:30 a.m. Saturday,

May 30, Bearden Banquet

Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike.

Info: Wayne, 696-9858; Sara,

588-6098.

“Where’s Kelly?” Mr. Lester’s face was pale. “How can we practice without Kelly? Doesn’t anyone know where he is? It’s two-thirty.”

Mr. Lester was our history teach-er. I thought he was going to cry. For myself, I felt like laughing, laughing hysterically.

There were 11 of us standing be-hind the South Or-ange River Middle School, near the playing fi eld, feel-ing silly in brand-new red shorts and yellow T-shirts with “S.O.R.” on our backs. If any dogcatchers had come around, they would have swooped us up for a bunch of stray mutts. On the fi eld, kids were running, tossing, kicking, all that stuff.

During two practice sessions we had done two things. Since none of us knew soccer rules, Mr. Lester read them to us. Then we ran around in circles while he read the rules again, to himself. He didn’t know them either.

Second practice? We tried kicking the ball. Wasn’t easy.

“Gentlemen,” pleaded Mr. Lester. “We have our fi rst game tomorrow. Doesn’t any-one know something about Kelly?”

No one said a word. The truth was going to hurt, and no one wanted to hurt Mr. Les-ter. He was a nice guy.

“We have to play tomorrow,” he said, as if we didn’t know. We knew it too well.

It was my special buddy, Saltz, who let it out. “Mr. Lester, Kelly no longer goes to our school. His father’s job was transferred somewhere. Kelly tagged along.” I don’t think we’d had our new uniforms on for more than 30 minutes, but Saltz, a natu-ral slob, looked like he’d slept in his for 20 years.

And he, like the rest of us, was only 12.“No longer in school?” said Mr. Lester,

who had actually volunteered to be our coach. “But what about our fi rst game?”

“He wanted to be with his family,” said someone. I think it was Eliscue.

The coach sighed. He was a history teach-er, and we were not what they write history about. If our school had a worse collection of athletes than the 11 of us, they were on display in the museum mummy section.

But there we were Hays, Porter, Dorman, Lifsom, Saltz, Radosh, Root, Barish, Elis-cue, Fenwick, and me, Sitrow. In a school that was famous, positively famous, for its teams and all-stars, we were not considered typical. Walk in the front door and the fi rst thing you’d see was a wall of trophies – all for sports. It was as if we were a sports club. Not a school.

“Doesn’t he understand you can’t play soccer without a goaltender? He should have told me.” Mr. Lester said that the way he might explain the sinking of the Titanic.

“His father probably got the job because Kelly didn’t want to play,” said Dorman.

When Mr. Lester got red in the face from frustration, he looked like an over-ripe tomato. His round face puffed and the few bits of topside hair were like old, dead leaves. It was clear he already regretted be-ing coach just as much as we regretted the thought of playing.

For example, me. I was so bad I was des-ignated as the only sub. I didn’t expect to play at all. But then, none of us expected to play. The point was, our school had a re-

quirement that you had to play at least one team sport each year. We had slipped through the fi rst year. None of us had played. None of us wanted to. But once they caught on, they in-vented a team just for us.

“Let’s go back to the locker room,” suggested Mr. Les-ter.

Glad to skip practice, we fol-lowed him. Luckily,

the locker room was empty. Everyone else was either playing or practicing.

I sat on a bench next to Saltz. “Let’s hear it for Kelly,” he whispered.

“Maybe they’ll call the whole thing off,” I thought out loud.

He shrugged. Saltz and I had been pals since kindergarten. So I knew what he’d rather be doing: writing poetry.

“How many do we have here?” asked Mr. Lester.

“Two,” said Root. He was our math genius.“Gentlemen,” said Mr. Lester, “this is not

a joke. Please line up.”Our cleats clicking like bad pennies on

the cement fl oor, we went up against the wall, all 11 of us. Porter was on one side of me, Saltz on the other.

“Maybe we’ll get shot,” said Porter.“Only if we’re lucky,” said Fenwick.“Gentlemen, quiet please,” said Mr. Les-

ter. He stood there looking miserable. You could tell he didn’t like what he saw. But then, considering what we saw in the fu-ture, starting the next day, we didn’t like it either.

“Gentlemen,” he said softly. When Mr. Lester shouted, his voice got softer. “Gen-tlemen, you know why you’re here.”

No one said a word. Seventh-grade boys don’t make good farewell speeches, not in front of execution squads.

“Do you?” he asked. My guess is that he was wondering himself.

“It’s good for us,” Lifsom said, as if de-scribing someone’s need for a head trans-plant.

“South Orange River Middle School has a fi ne sports tradition,” continued Mr. Lester. “‘Everybody plays, everybody wins.’ That’s our motto. And you, gentlemen, have been here a full year without being on any team.”

“That’s because we’ve got better things to do,” said Barish.

Mr. Lester’s face turned purple. But he went on, even softer. You had to strain to hear. “That’s exactly the point. You are all – each one – nice, smart boys. You, however, have avoided sports. Too much desk work.”

“Nanotechnology,” slipped in Hays. “The big future.”

Mr. Lester’s face made the ultimate transformation. He turned deathly white and spoke as though from the grave. “S.O.R. believes in the whole person. We’ve cre-ated this team for your good. From now on, you’re going to play. Sport is a major part of American life. Starting tomorrow, we’ve got a season to play. Six games. Let’s do it with honor.”

“What about ability?” asked Radosh.

Mr. Lester passed over that with a sigh. “We need a goaltender.” I saw his eyes travel up and down the line. To my horror, they landed on me.

“Ed,” he said to me, the way a kindly pi-rate might ask the next victim to walk the plank. “You’re the tallest. You’ll be goal-tender.”

“Me?” I said, pointing to my narrow, weak and unformed chest. I couldn’t be-lieve it.

“Yes, you.”“Sir,” I said in a panic, “I never played

goalie before. I never played soccer before. I never played anything before.”

“Neither have your teammates. But we are going to give it our best, aren’t we? We’ll gain pride by trying. Game tomorrow. You all have permission to be out of your after-noon classes. Be ready, here, tomorrow at one-thirty for the bus. In uniform. We don’t want to be late. It makes for a poor start.”

And that’s how I became goalie for the South Orange River Middle School Special Seventh-Grade Soccer Team. I happened to be tallest.

Talk about talent.On second thought, I’d better not. Not

when you see what happened.To be continued next week

Text copyright © 2012 Avi. Illustrations copyright © 2012 Timothy Bush. Reprinted by permission of Breakfast Serials, Inc., www.breakfastserials.com. No part of this publication may be

reproduced, displayed, used or distributed without the express written permission of the copyright holder.

CHAPTER ONE: The new team at South Orange River Middle School

“a breakfast serials story”S.O.R. Losers Written by Avi and Illustrated by Timothy Bush

A-10 • APRIL 6, 2016 • HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news

By April TimkoKnoxville Habitat for Hu-

manity hosted its inaugural Sporting Clay Tournament at Chilhowee Sportsman’s Club in Maryville with 29 teams fi lling two fl ights for the all-day event.

The top three teams of each fl ight were awarded prizes as well as the top shooter of each fl ight. Win-ners include East Tennessee radio personality Phil Wil-

liams, who hosted the popu-lar NewsTalk 98.7 program “The Phil Show” live from the event.

Tournament sponsors in-cluded NewsTalk 98.7, Day-ton’s Pest Control, Allcor Staffi ng and Waste Connec-tions Inc.

Proceeds raised will help low-income families in Knox County achieve strength, stability and self-reliance through homeown-

ership.In the fi rst fl ight, the

winning team represented Citizens National Bank. Second place was claimed by the NewsTalk 98.7 team, led by Phil Williams.

In the afternoon fl ight, a team from Brunton Mason-ry won fi rst place, while the “Over the Hill Gang” came in second.April Timko is director of marketing and

communications for Knoxville Habitat

for Humanity Inc.

A team representing Citizens National Bank won fi rst place in the morning fl ight of the Knoxville

Habitat Sporting Clay Tournament in March. Pictured are Ken Campbell, Doug Swaggerty (CNB

Board Member), Nick Swaggerty and Paul Law.

Habitat buys some lumber

BIZ NOTES ■ Danielle Hemsley recently

joined John-

son Archi-

tecture Inc.

as director

of business

development.

The Knoxville

native brings

her broad

professional

experience in

architecture,

interior design and construc-

tion to the fi rm to identify

new opportunities and bol-

ster client relationships.

■ Wallace & Wallace Inc., a

property management fi rm,

is joining the Coldwell Banker

global network. It will remain

in its current location at 813

S. Northshore Drive and

become the sixth area offi ce

of Coldwell Banker Wallace &

Wallace, Realtors. The offi ce

broker is Katie McHargue,

who oversees a staff of seven.

■ Crye-Leike has opened an

East Tennessee regional

headquarters in Knoxville.

CEO Harold E. Crye said he

intends to grow Crye-Leike

by adding two to three more

branches in Farragut and

Oak Ridge. Its headquarters

offi ce is now located at 9539

Kingston Pike in the Franklin

Square area. This headquar-

ters building, previously a law

offi ce, was purchased by Crye

in January 2016 for $1.05 mil-

lion. Its leased offi ce space at

731 Campbell Station Road in

Farragut is now closed.

Hemsley

It’s a powerful combi-nation of forces that The-

resa Carl is a part of these days. She is the president of the Gover-nor’s Books from Birth Foundation that works h a n d - i n -

hand with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and with Imagination Li-brary’s local affiliate pro-grams in all of Tennessee’s 95 counties.

One of the other forces involved in this major lit-eracy project are Rotarians in Knoxville, around the state, and even nationally in many states. In fact, when it comes to Theresa Carl, Ro-tary is for sure part of this. She stays busy with her oth-er job as the president of the Rotary Club of Nashville. On March 29 she was in Knoxville as the speaker for the Rotary Club of Knox-ville’s noon meeting at the Marriott Hotel.

The Foundation’s mission is simple: To prepare chil-dren in Tennessee for lifelong learning through reading.

“This partnership be-tween the Foundation and

Tom King

Theresa Carl

Reading and Rotary: a powerful combo

Imagination Library is a dy-namic public-private part-nership unlike any other in the United States today,” she said. “This is all about al-lowing each of our children to have an educational jour-ney that is successful. They are three to four times more likely to stay in school if they can read from an early age.”

Each of the 95 affi li-ate programs enrolls chil-dren between the ages of birth to 5 years old to re-ceive books at no cost each month – or 12 books a year for fi ve years. The affi liates and the Foundation provide the money for the program. Imagination Library man-ages the selection, the pric-ing and the distribution of the books and they are dis-tributed from here in Knox-ville. The cost of each book, including delivery, is $2.15, she explained.

“Why do we do it?” Carl said. “It’s about the devel-opment of the brain. By the age of 3, 80 percent of the

brain is formed and by age 5 it’s 90 percent, so we have to start reading early to our children.”

There is a “Welcome Baby Initiative” and a “Child Pov-erty Initiative” to reach those children born to par-ents who are struggling and to reach the children in fos-ter care. There is a “Birth-ing Hospital Initiative” to gift each child born a copy of “The Little Engine That Could” prior to discharge.

“Early literacy matters for our children and now we have to start engaging our parents to start read-ing to their children,” she said. “It makes a huge, huge difference.”

Info: GovernorsFounda-tion.org or 1-877-992-6657

Newsy notes: Two clubs have a pair of very interest-ing and well-known speak-ers coming up. Knox County Schools Superintendent Dr. James McIntyre, who re-cently resigned, will speak at Bearden Rotary at noon, Friday April 29, at Buddy’s Banquet Hall….On Tuesday, May 31, the Rotary Club of Knoxville will hear from Gov. Bill Haslam at its noon meeting at the Marriott.Tom King is a retired newspaper editor, a

Rotarian for 28 years and past president

of the Rotary Club of Farragut. He can be

reached at tking535@gmail.com

HEALTH NOTES ■ Alzheimer’s seminar, 6-7:30 p.m. April 14,

Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, 701 Merchant

Drive. Presented by East Tennessee Personal Care

Service and Andrew Dougherty, president of

Medinteract. Free. Info/registration: 688-4343.

■ Free Health Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April

16, Tennova Inpatient Hospice, 7447 Anderson-

ville Pike. Presented by South College School of

Pharmacy’s Student Society of Health Systems

Pharmacists and students from the Physician

Assistant and Nursing programs.

■ Peninsula Lighthouse Group of Families Anon-ymous meetings, 6:15-7:15 p.m. each Tuesday,

1451 Dowell Springs Blvd. Newcomers welcome;

no dues/fees; no sign-up; fi rst names only. Info:

Barbara L., 696-6606 or PeninsulaFA2@aol.com.

HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news • APRIL 6, 2016 • A-11 businessBy Sandra Clark

Union County resident and school board member Marty Gibbs is directing a

major new c o n s t r u c -tion project at the Uni-versity of Tennessee. The Moss-man Build-ing is sched-uled to open for fall

semester 2018, and Rent-enbach Constructors Inc., where Gibbs is vice presi-dent and general manager, is the contractor.

Designed by McCarty Holsaple McCarty Archi-tects Inc., the futuristic building will house fl exible laboratory space, a vivar-ium and general purpose classrooms for UT depart-ments of microbiology, bio-chemistry, cellular and mo-lecular biology, psychology and nutrition.

Ground-breaking was Oct. 29 at the corner of Cumberland Avenue and 13th Street. The facility is named for the late Ken and Blaire Mossman, who met when they were students in 1968 and stayed connected to UT throughout their lives. The couple also en-dowed a professor in micro-biology, a position currently held by Steven Wilhelm.

Ken Mossman’s younger brother, Michael, also a UT graduate, attended the ground-breaking. He said, “At the heart of things they were good people who were

Labs and gradu-

ate student work

area (architect’s

rendering) Photos provided by University

of Tennessee

Marty Gibbs

First fl oor of 228-person audi-

torium

Gibbs’ team heads UT construction project

Architect’s rendering of

the 6-story Mossman

Building now under

construction at UT.

interested in education, in-terested in paying things forward.”

Chancellor Jimmy Cheek said having state-of-the-art facilities is critical to re-cruiting and retaining the best faculty and students.

“We’ve grown our research awards and expenditures and raised our national pro-fi le, particularly in science and engineering. We’ve made great strides in re-cruiting more students into STEM majors,” Cheek said.

Dave Irvin, associate vice chancellor for facili-ties services, recently up-dated UT supporters on the campus improvements underway:

■ The Mossman Building – seven fl oors (six occupied

levels plus a mechanical penthouse); 220,935 square feet; total project cost: $102 million

■ The Student Union with a portion open and completion expected in 2018

■ The fi rst two buildingsin the West End residence hall development are rising on 20th Street and are set to open this fall

■ New residence hall and1050-car parking garage at the corner of Volunteer and Lake Loudoun boule-vards. The garage, open for fall semester, will offer ad-vanced parking technology that lets users of the UT app see empty and full spaces in real time.

■ Facilities Services getsa new home on the site of an old industrial complex at 2000 Sutherland Avenue at Concord Street. Irvin said a part of the building is struc-turally reinforced with its own power, which will allow Facilities Services to stay operational during the most severe weather conditions.

Work continues at Tom Black Track; the old smoke-stack at the UT Steam Plant was removed over the De-cember break, marking a visible milestone in the campus’s switch from coal to natural gas; and the for-mer Sophronia Strong Hall continues its transforma-tion into a large and modern science class and laboratory facility. Set to open in 2017, it will house anthropology and earth and planetary sci-ences departments and will provide laboratory and in-struction space for the gen-eral biology and chemistry departments.

With all the work under-way at UT, it’s great to see a Union County guy in the middle of the mix.

East Tennessee Com-munity Design Center has added fi ve new directors. Each will serve a three-year term: Lucinda M. Albiston, attorney; Bill Bruce, CRJA-IBI Group; Scott Busby, AIA, Smee + Busby Architects; Mary Kathryn Durr, Gregar-ious Media; and Georgiana Vines, political columnist.

Board officers elect-ed for 2016 include: Jan Evridge, president; Rick Blackburn, first vice presi-dent; Nathan Honeycutt, AIA, second vice presi-dent; Katharine Pearson Criss, treasurer; Sheryl Ely, secretary; and Mary Wells Holbrook, past pres-ident. Jason Young, AIA,

UT Knoxville College of Architecture & Design, is an ex-officio director.

“The Design Center has served East Tennessee for many years, through the work of strong, committed volunteers. Our new direc-tors are great examples of this ‘volunteer spirit’ at work,” said Evridge.

Design Center gets new directors

By Shannon CareyStudents in Garden Montes-

sori School’s lower elementary class took a fi eld trip to the ECO Garden at Knoxville Botanical Gardens for the Every Child Outdoors program. Students went on a nature scavenger hunt through the gardens, exploring the bamboo grove and dogwood trail.

Volunteers led the children in gardening crafts and planting, fertilizing and watering pan-sies, carrots and lettuce. The students were encouraged to return to the garden to see their crops’ progress and even to har-vest some to take home. Addi-tional crops will be donated to Knoxville Area Rescue Minis-tries and a local food pantry.

Info: knoxgarden.orgAdeline Sellers and Zoe Hull weed a garden bed at the ECO

Garden.

UT NOTES ■ Admissions Director Kari Alldredge has been

named associate provost for enrollment man-

agement, having served as the interim associate

provost since June 1, 2015, following Richard

Bayer’s retirement.

■ Orthopaedic trauma surgeon Dr. Kostas

Triantafi llou recently joined University Ortho-

paedic Surgeons located at UT Medical Center.

In addition to caring for trauma patients, Kostas

is passionate about caring for geriatric patients

and helping them maintain independence.

Garden visits the gardens

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Leg WorkBypass gives Louisville woman legs to stand on

There was no pain, nor was there any pulse in her feet.

Except for feeling as if each of her legs weighed 200 pounds, Cathy Robinson felt just fi ne. But the lack of pulses in her an-kles told her doctor something was wrong.

“I have gone to the same primary doc-tor for almost 20 years, and she knows my whole family history,” said Robinson, whose mother died at 62 of heart disease. “She said, ‘Cathy, I’m not getting a good pulse in your ankles. We need to get this checked out.’”

Testing revealed that Robinson had se-vere aortoiliac occlusive disease, or more simply, plaque blockage of her lower aorta and proximal leg arteries. With peripheral artery disease (or PAD), the plaque builds up in the arteries, causing them to harden and narrow and restricting the fl ow of oxy-gen-rich blood from the heart to the legs. If that blockage is severe enough it can lead to limb threat if not treated.

“I could’ve lost my legs!” said the 63-year-old Louisville woman. “I don’t have very long legs and I wanted to keep ’em so I had the surgery.”

Robinson underwent an operation called an aortobifemoral bypass. The sur-gery was performed by vascular surgeon Dr. Richard Young at Fort Sanders Region-al Medical Center this past January. Since surgery Robinson is once again enjoying shopping and playing with her grandson.

“Yesterday was my fi rst trip to the gro-cery story on Senior Day,” she said, seven weeks out from the surgery. “I used to have to stop in an aisle and rest a minute. I didn’t get short of breath but I had to let my legs settle down before I could do the rest of my grocery shopping. But yesterday, I was just going through the store and I thought, ‘Oh, I’m not hurting.’ This is great!’”

Prior to the surgery, however, Robin-son said, “It’s strange – it’s not pain. They don’t hurt. They don’t ache. They just feel like each of my legs weighed 200 pounds if I walked any distance.”

That was particularly true of Robinsons’ driveway, which is pitched at a 45-degree incline. “I was fi ne going down to the mail-box for the newspaper. Coming up? I had to

stop halfway up. I didn’t really think much about it. I just thought, ‘Well, you’re an old woman and you’re out of shape.’ But then you realize it wasn’t the kind of feel-ing where you’ve exer-cised and your muscles get all sore.’ For me, it was just a heaviness.”

That “heaviness” or claudication, is one of the symptoms of PAD. Other symptoms might include weak or unde-tectable pulse in the leg, muscle atrophy, discolored or smooth shiny skin that is cool to the touch, non-healing ulcers or sores in the legs or feet, and cold or numb toes. As much as 40 percent of patients have no leg pain.

“PAD is very com-mon,” said Dr. Young, noting it is believed that anywhere from 8 to 12 million people in the United States cur-rently have it. “The majority of cases can be treated with angio-plasty and stents, but Mrs. Robinson had an extensive amount of advanced disease that was better treated with a bypass. Her aorta and common iliac arteries were nearly occluded, reducing blood fl ow to her lower extremities.”

“Dr. Young told me that it wasn’t an ‘emer-gency situation by any stretch,’” said Robin-son. “But when I got to the point where I couldn’t play baseball with my grandson, I couldn’t run with him, and that’s just

Smoking ‘worst culprit’ in vascular diseaseShe had tried to quit countless times

without success, but when doctors told Cathy Robinson her smoking could cause her to lose her legs she listened and, with the help of step-down nicotine patches, gave up smoking.

“I know that smoking is not good for you, I’ve known it all my life,” said Rob-inson, who had smoked for 40-plus years. “My Dad smoked but I never ever asso-ciated smoking with vascular problems – just cancer because that’s all you hear. But it was either that or, if I continued to smoke, the healing would be slower, the grafts or the bypass may not heal cor-rectly or last like it should, or I could’ve lost my legs.”

That was Nov. 7 – almost three months before she underwent an aortobifemoral by-pass at Fort Sanders Re-gional Medical Center with vascular surgeon Dr. Richard Young per-forming the surgery.

“Dr. Young told me this was not going to get better,” said Rob-inson. “He said, ‘Yes, I’m proud of you for quitting smoking, but quitting is not going

to improve it.’ Plus, it’s hereditary too. But hopefully, it won’t get worse.”

The fi rst step in preventing Peripheral Ar-tery Disease is recognizing the risk factors, and changing those within your control.

“Smoking is by far the worst culprit,” said Dr. Young, noting that tobacco usage dramatically increases your PAD risk and makes symptoms of PAD worse.

“Your risk can be lowered by doing sev-eral things: don’t smoke, optimize your glu-cose control if you’re diabetic, control and manage your blood pressure and cholester-ol. You can’t pick your parents, so you can’t do anything about family history.”

“I take a cholesterol pill too. It wouldn’t matter if I went days without eating, I would still have high cholesterol because my mother and brother had that too,” said

Robinson who is also on hypertensionmedicine.

At 5-foot-1 and 110 pounds, Robinson’sweight is not a risk factor for her. But ifyou are overweight, lose the extra poundsthrough a healthy diet and exercise pro-gram.

“By controlling your risk factors andwalking, PAD can often be managed non-operatively,” said Dr. Young. “When man-agement fails, interventions can be consid-ered. Intervention is mandatory if a limb isthreatened.”

For more information about vascular surgery

at Fort Sanders Regional, please call 673-FORT.

In January, Cathy Robinson underwent an aortobifemoral bypass. The

procedure performed by Dr. Richard Young at Fort Sanders Regional has

given Robinson the ability to enjoy life and play with her grandson.

heartbreaking … I said, ‘Let’s just get itdone. If I’m going to have to have it, I don’twant to wait until I’m 73 instead of 63.’”

Aortobifemoral bypass has been aroundfor at least four decades and is the pre-ferred therapy for severe blockages of theaorta. With this bypass, a polyester tube(graft) is used to go around the blocked ar-teries connecting the aorta to the femoralarteries.

The aorta is the body’s major artery outof the heart. Near the belly button level,the aorta branches to form the two iliacarteries. At groin level, the iliac arteriesbecome the femoral arteries.

Despite the extensiveness of the sur-gery, it took only about 90 minutes beforeRobinson was wheeled back into intensivecare. She was back home fi ve days later.

“I don’t think I had an idea in mindabout what it would be like. I knew it wasserious surgery, but I didn’t realize trulyhow serious it was and what all he wouldhave to do. But you get through it, youget over it. There was a time, I will admit,when I was all drugged up that I would cryand tell me husband I really wish I hadn’thad this done, but I don’t feel that way now.

“The Fort Sanders hospital was very good to me, they were all really good,” sheadded. “Dr. Young was a blessing becausehe was so good and explains things in away that a non-medical person can un-derstand. He’s very positive with you eventhough it’s bad news.

“You don’t want to go in and hear thatyou’re going to have to have a bypass!Who wants to hear that? But he’s still verypositive when he’s talking about it, eventhough he tells you everything that couldgo wrong. He’s still very positive about it,and I really did like that. I can’t say enoughgood things about him. I would recom-mend him to anybody. Anybody.”

Dr. Richard Young

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2002 LUND Pro v 1800, Honda 130, to many features to list. Very niceboat. Asking $16,500, Call with questions, 865-773-6708.

2014 Hustler Pontoon Trailer, 22-24’,exc cond., $1,000. (865)803-2408.

COBALT 220 1997, boat & trailer, exc.cond. Shown by appt. $16,900 or will consider an offer. (423)745-3013.

SEA RAY SUNDECK 240 2006 - 250 hrs.,26’, 5.0L V8 260HP, gas Mercruiser,black w/tan int., blk. cover, blk bimi-ni, boat lift optional, slip in Concord Marina. $33,000. (865)803-7979.

SEARAY Sedan Bridge 31’, 2 state rms, twin 5.7 Mercruisers, Westerbeke gen., heat & AC, $25,000. 865-690-9090

Campers & RV’s

2004 DAMON LX-400 ESCAPER. 400 HpCummins diesel pusher. Only 42Kmiles. Excel cond. 2 slides. 2 A/Cunits. 2 baths w/tub. Upgraded flat screen TV’s. Satellite. Dishwasher. W/D. New microwave/conv oven. Kept under cover. Priced to sell at $75,000. 865-567-4542.

2005 Hitch Hiker 29.5’, 3 slides, frpl, 2 flat screen TVs, many access. $17,000 obo. (931) 267-6562.

2006 27’ SUNSET Creek Camper, 12’ slide out w/qn. bed, new awning & camper cover, $10,500, (865)933-6114.

2013 JAYCO ULTRA LITE travel trailer, 26-foot, fiberglass, two entry doors, one slide, queen murphy bed, bunkbeds, lots of extras! $18,900. Call or text for pictures and/or addition-al information.

Call (865)771-0691.

COLEMAN STONEY CREEK 12’ pop upcamper, Exc cond/in gar. Sleep 9. Screen rm + extras. 865-690-5965 or gdagnan@utk.edu.

FOREST RIVER LEXINGTON GTS 2008 Class B+ 31.5’, Ford E450 V10, Only15K mi., 12’ slide out, sleeps 6, OnanGen., satellite ready, exc. cond. $43,000 neg. 865-368-5260.

FOUR WINDS RV 2006 - 29’, 2 slides, 36k mi, ext. warr. Very clean. Exc.cond. $29,900. (865)657-9402.

Campers & RV’s

MONTANA HIGH COUNTRY 2013 5th wheel, 3 slideouts, in pristine condi-tion. Includes a beautiful deeded lot Gatlinburg. 865-964-8092. $65,000or best offer. (865)964-8092.

REDUCED. 32’ JAYCO EAGLE Pull behind, bought new 2011, used 4

times, must see, selling due to health $17,000. (865) 696-5153

Motorcycles/Mopeds

2004 HARLEY-DAVIDSON HERITAGE SOFTAIL CLASSIC $8500- SILVER-

ONE OWNER; LIKE NEW! 19,115 MILES. KURYAKYN LEDS, VANCE & HINES PIPES, LIFT, CHROMED OUT!

TEXT 865-660-5993 OR EMAIL AT PETEHICMAN@HOTMAIL.COM.

Harley Davidson 2007 Custom Deluxeblack & silver, exc cond, numerous add-ons, $10,900. 865-679-8334

HARLEY DAVIDSON 2009 Super glideCustom FXDC exc. cond. 6500 mi., gar. kept, $7400. 865-268-9431.

HARLEY DAVIDSON 2009 Ultra Classic, FLHTCU 1 owner, show rm cond. Gar. kept. Black pearl. 10,400 mi. Highly accessorized. 103 CI, fully serviced. Factory security syst. $16,400. Serious inquiries only. Can send pictures (865)274-0007.

HONDA VALKYRIE TOURER 2003,1520cc. Very low 9600 mileage for this well regarded motorcycle.No rust or dings, good tread andrecently serviced by Honda techs.2nd set of pipes w/original tips.Priced at $7,250.00. Phone 865397 8445 - leave msg if no answer. (865)256-8099.

KAWASAKI VULCAN 750, 2005 - Looks& runs like new. Little over 7000 mi. $3800/b.o. (865)690-4228.

Moto Guzzi Griso 1100 2007, like new,only 5420 mi, many extras + allstock equip., $6,000. (865)360-7838.

Off Road Vehicles

LOADED STARTING @ $9,999WORK HARD, PLAY HARDER!

Save some of your hard-earned money without sacrificing

speed or quality.GOAD MOTORSPORTSEast Tennessee’s largest

CFMOTODEALER

Mechanic On DutyFull Service Center

Parts & AccessoriesI-75, EXIT 134

Just Behind Shoney’s

Call 423-449-8433www.goadmotorsports.com

Personal Watercraft

2012 GTXS 155 SEA DOO exc. cond. garage kept, Less than 10 hours, Call 423-258-4641 $12.000 obo.

Jobs

Child Care

HELP WANTED - Little People Pre-school looking for loving, ener-getic individuals wanting to workFT or PT Mon-Fri. Must be at least 18 w/high school diploma. Applyat 6830 Tice Lane, Knoxville, TN.

Driver/Transport

DRIVERS: CDL-A - Drivers: CDL – A 1 yr. exp., Earn $1,250 + per week, Great Weekend Hometime, Excel-lent Benefits & Bonuses, 100% No Touch/70% D & H 888-406-9046

DRIVERS: CDL-A - Drivers: CO & O/Op’s: Earn great money Running Dedicated! Great Hometime and Benefits. Monthly Bonuses. Drive Newer Equipment! 855-582-2265

(817)462-0798 erlkj@gmail.com

ServicesOffered

Air Cond/Heating

HOMETOWN AIR“Back to the basics”

Lennox17.00 S.E.E.R Heat Pump

Financing Available

Cleaning Services

AFFORDABLE,EXPERIENCED

Reliable residential cleaning.Call Kathy at (865)363-4388 .

Dozer Work/Tractor

• Bobcat w/Backhoe Attachment• Footer• Above-Ground Pools• Sewer Installations• Landscaping• Bush Hogging• Driveways• Firewood etc.

Dozer Work/Tractor

BOBCAT/BACKHOESmall dump truck. Small jobs

welcome & appreciated! Call 688-4803 or 660-9645.

General Services

ADVANTAGEREMODELING &

HANDYMAN SERVICEJIMMY THE PROFESSIONAL

HANDYMAN!!Can fix, repair or install anything

around the house! Appliances, ceramic tile, decks,

drywall, fencing, electrical, garage doors,

hardwoods, irrigation, crawlspace moisture, mold & odor control, landscape,

masonry, painting, plumbing. Any Remodeling Needs you wish

to have done or completed!

EMERGENCY SERVICE 24/7Retired Vet. looking to keep busy.

Call (865)281-8080

Home Maint./Repair

HANDYMANCARPENTRY, PLUMBING, painting,

siding. Free est. 30+ yrs exp! (865)607-2227

Landscaping/Lawn Service

COOPER’S BUDGET LAWNCARE

Cheaper than the rest, but still the best! Mowing, mulching,

hedge-trimming, etc. Affordable, reliable, honest work since 2006. Call Donnie at 865-384-5039 for

a free estimate.

DREAM GARDENSBeautiful & affordable garden designs! Professional installa-tion, exciting outdoor lighting,

bed remodeling, topnotch weeding, pruning & mulching.

dreamgardens.us Call (865)680-2076

FRED’S LAWN CAREMowing, weed-eating & blowing.

LOW RATES! Also minor mower repairs. (865)679-1161 or

(423)201-9533

Plumbing

All Types of Residential & Commercial Plumbing

MASTER PLUMBER40 Years Experience � Licensed & Bonded

922-8728 � 257-3193

DAVID HELTON

PLUMBING CO.

Tree Services

Breeden's Tree Service

Aerial buckettruck

Stump grindingBrush chipperBush hoggingTrimming &

removingLicensed and insured

Over 30 yrs. experienceFree estimates

865-219-9505

Owner Operator Roger Hankins

497-3797Pruning • Logging

Bush HoggingStump Removal

Insured FREE ESTIMATES • LIFETIME EXPERIENCE

HankinsTree Service

EDWARDS TREE SERVICEInterior Pruning, Complete

Removal, Power Stump Grinding

Insured • Free Estimates

922-0645Workers Comp Liability

TREE WORKAND POWER STUMP GRINDER

Free est, 50 yrs exp!Call (865)804-1034

Garage Sales

North

4 FAMILY SALE - April 7th, 8th, & 9th.6134 & 6136 Cline Rd. Off Old May-nardville Hwy. Follow signs from Halls Emory Rd red light. Springclean out, baby & toddler toys, books, furniture, prom dresses,tires, clothes, cabinets, lots of HH items, dishwasher, dishes, pond lin-ers, stove, lamps, bed linens, mat-tresses, appliances, play station,and printers.

HUGE GARAGE SALE - Jewelry, fur-niture, clothing, household items,and more! We have it all! Located in Peterson Place Condos next to the Fruit & Berry Patch, 4412 Herbert Lane. April 7th, 8th, & 9th. Open at 8am.

NEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE SALE - Bar-rington S/d. Off W. Emory Rd. Sat,April 9th 8am-2pm. Several families participating.

Farmer’s Mkt/Trading Post

Farm Buildings

BARNS - SHEDSGARAGES - CARPORTS

PATIO COVERSBUILT ON YOUR PROPERTY

FREE ESTIMATES!

Millen Garage Builders 865-679-5330

Farm Equipment

763 BOBCAT SKID LOADER, runs strong, good tires, nice machine!

$10,900. (865)475-1182.

NEW HOLLAND 1411 Mower Condi-tioner. 10’ cut. Good cond. $10,500. (865)922-6075

Farm Products

AT YOUR SITE LOGS TO LUMBER

USING A WOOD MIZER PORTABLE SAW MILL

865-986-4264

Logs2Lumber.com

FANNON FENCING

We build all types of Farm Fencing and Pole Barn.

*WOOD & VINYL PLANK*BARBED WIRE*HI-TENSILE ELECTRIC*WOVEN WIRE,*PRIVACY FENCING, ETC.

(423)200-6600WANTED TO BUY

STANDING SAW TIMBER865-719-1623

Pets

Dogs

AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD PUPS - Toy / Mini, champion bloodline.

(865) 322-5545. www.dollsanddogs.com

Chia Poo puppies, adorable, tailsdocked & dew claws removed, willbe small. F $200. 423-271-5129

Dachshunds Mini, AKC, M&F, Various colors. Long hair. $500-$700. 865-266-0237

DOBERMAN PUPS, AKC, Sire XL natl & intl champ - 125 lbs. Great pro-tection, good with kids. $875. Credit cards accepted. 615-740-7909

ENGLISH BULLDOG /OLD ENGISHBULLDOG puppies, females, shots & wormed, $300 each. (423) 271-5129

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS AKC, WestGerman bldlns,3 M, 3 F, vet ck’d. health guar. $700. 865-322-6251.

GOLDENDOODLE - precious puppies, great temperament, no shedding or doggie odor, 1st shots & wormed,$875. (865)466-4380

GOLDENDOODLES F1 & F1B pups, CKC reg, UTD on shots, health guar. $700. (423)488-5337.

HAVENESE PUPS AKC, home raised, health guar. 262-993-0460.

noahslittleark.com

LABRADOODLES F1 PUPPIES CKC reg.UTD on shots, health guar. $700 Call (423)488-5337

Labrador Retriever pups, 9 wks, yel-low, block head, parents on prem. $450 w/papers. (423)244-6676

PUPPY NURSERY Many different breeds

Maltese, Yorkies, Malti-Poos, Poodles, Yorki-Poos, Shih-Poos,

Shih Tzu, $175/up. shots & wormed. We do layaways. Health guar.

Go to Facebook, Judys Puppy Nursery Updates.

423-566-3647

SHIH TZU puppies, AKC, beautifulcolors, Females $600; Males $500. Taking deposits. 423-775-4016

YORKSHIRE TERRIERS CKC - 1 male, 1 teacup fem. Black & tan. $600-$800. (865)201-1390

Merchandise

Appliances

GOOD AS NEW

APPLIANCES 90 Day Warranty

865-851-90532001 E. Magnolia Ave.

Cemetery Lots

2 BURIAL LOTS, West, Berry Highland Memorial, Christus Garden section. Both for $6500 obo. (954)740-9120.

2 CEMETERY PLOTS, Highland Memo-rial, Sutherland Ave. Veterns Garden sec., $5000 obo. (865)933-1793.

2 LOTS & 1 open & close at High-land Memorial Cemetery. $7500.(865)933-1700

2 lots together in Oak Ridge Memori-al Gardens in Garden of Devotion. $2,000 each obo. (865) 255-7947

TWO LOTS SECTION 18 LOT 285 SPAC-ES 1,2. - Berry Hghlnd Mem Kingstn pke. 2 side by side lts for 7000 firm sec 18 lt 285 spc 1,2 (423)323-2999

Collectibles

LITTLE RASCALS - Porcelain doll set in boxes, exc. cond. 5 dolls, 1 dog, 1plate, Hamilton collection, cost over $700, will sell for $200. (865)981-8846

Furniture

ALL LEATHER LOVESEAT & CHAIR W/OTTOMAN - Beautiful dark choco-late Thomasville made. For details call. $1290 CASH ONLY (865)250-1130

LIFT RECLINERBurgundy, good cond. $275.

Call (423)502-3416.

RECLINING SOFA & LOVESEAT - in great cond. Light camel. $550 for both. 865-983-1680; 865-548-0842

Hunt/Fish Supplies

SAGE flyrods, lengths 8’6” thru 9’0”, line wts 5 thru 9, total 6 rods, $325 each. Ray (865) 389-4495

Lawn & Garden

John Deere riding mower LT155, 3 Honda tillers, 2 Stihl weedeaters, 75big tall tomato baskets, (50) 5’ metalstakes, 1 lrg stand up freezer, 75 gal. of paint, (1) 40’ ladder. Billy Goatcomm. slit seeder. (865) 705-8886

Lawn & Garden

SCAG COMMERCIAL MOWERS SCAG 61” Turf Tiger, 35HP, exc. cond.

$7500. SCAG HYDRO Walk Behind,52” Cut, 21HP elec. start, $3700.SCAG HYDRO 36” Walk Behind, 15HP, $2500. Call (865)691-5296.

Merchandise - Misc.

KILL BED BUGS & THEIR EGGS! - Buy Harris Bed Bug Killers/KIT Complete Treatment System Hardware Stores, The Home Depot, homedepot.com (618)351-7570

TAXIDERMY RED FOX, mounted, very nice, $125.

Call (865)981-8846.

Musical

NEW PORK PIE 5 PC. DRUMSETdw double kick pedals, Gibraltarstands with Zildjan AHT cymbals: ride cymbal, two crash, & splash cymbal. Beautiful burgundy drumset. $1200obo. (865)640-6617.

PIANO FOR SALE - Located in Foun-tain City. Perfect for a student!Must pick-up. Best offer. Contact (865)688-2597

Tickets/Events

BATTLE AT BRISTOL TRANSFERS - Roundtrip bus transfers to Bristol Motor Speedway 9/10/16 - UT vs VT- $85. Hotel/ticket packages avail-able. ActionJacksonSportsTours.com (888)346-7226

Tools

OAK wood boards, diff. sizes; Deltadust collector vac system; Crafts-man router table; Delta band saw;Delta planer w/work table. (865) 382-9617

Wanted

I BUY DIABETIC TEST STRIPS! - One-Touch, Freestyle Lite, AccuChek,and more! Must not be expired oropened. Call Daniel today for Local Pickup: (865)383-1020

Announcements

Adoptions

OUTDOOR, LOVING, ENERGETIC, MARRIED COUPLE

Wishing to create our familythrough adoption.

We would love to hear from you. 1-800-691-6309 or text (516)-308-2849

website-lizandtomadopt.com

Misc. Announcements

REWARD FOR INFO OR RETURN - of lg. concrete HORSE HEAD taken frommy yard. (865)603-5413

Real EstateSales

West

FARRAGUT. 2 stry, 3-4 BR, 2.5 BA, 3 cargar., prof. landscaping w/irrigation, fncd bkyard, great family nghbrd. comm. pool, $299,000. 865-388-2387

OPEN HOUSE SUN. 2-5 12605 Comblain Rd, Fox Run Subd., 3375SF, master on main, 4 BR, 3.5 BA.$459,700. (865)226-9805

ROCKY HILL 3BR, 1 1/2 BA, hrdwds,encl. gar., lg. dwnsts den w/wood stv, cul-de-sac, $121K, (865)573-5206

Lake Property

GORGEOUS NORRIS LAKE FRONTLOT Approx 1 mile off Hwy 33. On Shelly Dr. in Sharps Chapel. Near 2major marina’s. 1.32 Acre. 241.34 ft lake frontage. Lot on both sides ofpoint with deep water on one side year round. Cleared, gently sloping, ready to build. Electricity, phone, and Hallsdales-Powell water. Mustsee to appreciate. $200k. Contact (865)922-7319

UNBELIEVABLE DEAL! Louisville side main channel, deep water, lake front, 3BR, 2BA, 2100 SF w/dual boat slip & hugh party deckabove, needs a few updates, Paid 470K in 2007, asking $420,000. Will not last. Call (865)300-5262.

Manufactured Homes

EXCELLENT SHAPE 16x80 3 BR, 2 BA, set up in local park. Only $12,995.Call Chris 865-207-8825

I BUY OLDER MOBILE HOMES1990 up, any size OK

865-384-5643

For Sale By Owner

$121,9008 year old house and 44 acres at 1245 Snake Hollow Road, Sneedville. House has 3 bedrooms 2 baths, total of 1,056 square feet. New hardwood laminate floors in living area, new interior paint, and a new wood burning stove. Owner will finance with $6,100 down. Call Bill at 877-488-5060 ext 323

For Sale By Owner

LOUDON, STOCKTON VALLEY RD., 3BR, 2BA Rancher, w/part. finished bsmnt, formal LR & DR, lg. kit, w/dining area, lg. fam. rm., detached gar. w/shop, huge bldg. 24x24 w/dbl. gar. doors, $240,000. (301)752-3568 .

Lots/Acreage for Sale

AVAIL. 15+ ACRES (3) 5 acre tracts, sold together or sep. MPC approved,all util. Halls area. (865)922-7952.

BEAUTIFUL WOODED LOTS 18 MIN. WOF KNOXVILLE. 3 to 50 acres. $6000per acre and up. (408)829-7398

Real EstateRentals

Apartments - Furnished

WALBROOK STUDIOS 865-251-3607$145 weekly. Discount avail. Util, TV,

Ph, Refrig, Basic Cable. No Lease.

Apartments - Unfurn.

1 BR APARTMENT TALIWA GARDEN

South (off Chapman Hwy)Ground level, new carpet

$495 577-1687

1,2,3 BR

$355 - $460/mo.

GREAT VALUE

RIVERSIDE MANORALCOA HWY 970-2267

*Pools, Laundries, Appl.*5 min. to UT & airport

www.riversidemanorapts.com

BEST DEAL OUT WEST! - 1BR from $375. 2BR $550-$695. No pets. Parking @ front door.

(865)470-8686

BROADWAY TOWERS62 AND OLDER

Or Physically Mobility Impaired1 & 2 BR, util. incl. Laundry on site.

Immediate housing if qualified.Section 8-202.

865-524-4092 for appt.TDD 1-800-927-9275

NORTH- 1 br in quiet 4-plex. Convien-tent location. $500 + deposit. Back-ground/credit ck required. No pets. Non-smoking contact (865)688-2933

SENIOR OR DISABLED HIGH RISE FACILITY

1 BR APTS.Oak Ridge, TN865-482-6098

Homes Unfurnished

2 BR, 1 BA brick, Knox Co. area.. newcent H&A, private lot, 1st & last mo. rent $750 + $300 DD. Full sz bsmt, Cr.ck. Refs req. (865) 208-6286.

Cedar Bluff/Middlebrook. 4 BR, 3 BA,2 story, 2400 SF, newly remodeled,2 car gar., nice area. Fenced yard.$1100 mo. (865) 257-3338

NORTHEAST, 2 BR, 1BA, laun. room,Large yard, caport, deck, small porch, $450 mo. + DD, no pets, goodref. Call (865)661-3997.

Condos Unfurnished

2 BR, 2 BA CONDO - North Knox, $800/mo. + security dep., 1st mo. rent,credit ck. No Pets. No Smoking.(865)556-5691

SEQUOYAH SQUARE 3636 Taliluna Ave., Sequoyah Hills,1BR condo, appx. 750 SF, great ngh-brhd., close to downtown & UT, $750 mo., 1 yr. lse. 865-607-1747.

Duplx/Multplx UnFurn

LINCOLN PARK AREA. NORTH. 1 BR effic., W/D conn, No pets or smok-ing. $400 + dep. (865)922-2325

Real EstateCommercial

Offices/Warehouse/Sale

FOR RENT- Office bldg in Halls. 7rooms + reception area. Some stor-age. Ideal for doctor, dentist, or offices. Will rent all or part. Call(865)687-1021

Wanted to Buy

IMMEDIATE ACQUISITION Apartments, commercial income

producing Offices READY; INVESTORS seeking 1031 exchange or

purchase of income producing real estate, contact AKP properties.

David Alley OA 865-389-7361

Commercial RE Lease

672 SF, remodeled, office space or small retail. Off Broadway near I-640. Special incentive for long term lease. $550 mo. (865)696-9555

Automobiles for Sale Automobiles for Sale

HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news • APRIL 6, 2016 • B-3

THROUGH SUNDAY, APRIL 17

“Annie, Jr.,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. Info: 208-3677; knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com; info@childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

MONDAYS THROUGH APRIL 25

QED Experimental Comedy Lab, 7:30-9:30 p.m., The Pilot Light, 106 E. Jackson Ave. Free comedy show blending stand-up, improv, sketch and other performance styles. Donations accepted.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6

International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

THURSDAY, APRIL 7

Bee Friends beekeeping group meeting, 6:30 p.m., auditorium, Tazewell Campus of Walters State. Club members will be discussing their experiences of this spring season and exchanging ideas and answering questions. Open to everyone interested in beekeeping.

Big Ridge 4th District Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Big Ridge Elementary School library. Info: 992-5212.

Celebrate National Poetry Month with Rose Klix, noon, Halls Senior Center, 4405 Crippen Road. Participants receive complimentary poetry book from Klix. Info: 922-0416.

Pop-Up Chess, 6-8 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Open to all ages and skill levels. Info: 525-5431.

FRIDAY, APRIL 8

Reception for new Knoxville Watercolor Society exhibit, 6:30-8 p.m., Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave. Exhibit on display through May 4. Info: 357-2787.

Scruffy City Orchestra inaugural concert, 7:30 p.m., First Baptist Church of Knoxville, 510 W Main St. Program: “Old Friends, New Faces.” Admission: $5 at the door. Debit and credit cards accepted. Info: facebook.com/scruffycityorchestra.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 8-9

Children’s consignment sale, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Bookwalter UMC, 4218 Central Avenue Pike. Saturday is half-off day. Presale, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, April 7. Consigning info: 689-3349.

SATURDAY, APRIL 9

Benefi t singing and bake sale, 5 p.m., Rutherford Memorial UMC, 8715 Corryton Road. Featuring: Dorothy Mitchell, Crimson Ridge, Nicole Doyal, Roger and Amanda Theilen, the Rutherford Memorial Praise Team and House Upon the Rock. All proceeds go to Marisha Dotson, who is fi ghting a rare form of Stage 3 cancer. Info: Anita Duval, 394-1175.

Churchwide yard sale, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Powell Presbyterian Church, 2910 W. Emory Road. Housewares, furniture, toys, clothes, books, movies and more. All proceeds go to ministry. Info: 938-8311 or powellpcusa.org.

Community Fun Fest and Ministry Awareness Event, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Luttrell Park. Luttrell. Activities include: vendors, silent auction, play area, bounce house, singing food, fun crafts and more.

“Cooking Wild” class, 10 a.m.-noon, Clinton Physical Therapy Center, 1921 N. Charles G. Seivers Blvd., Clinton. Instructors: Camille Watson, holistic health coach, and herbalist Danna Sharp of Wisteria Herbs. Cost: $39. Preregistration deadline: Wednesday, April 6. Info/registration: 457-1649.

Evening of Storytelling, 7-9 p.m., Mac Smith Resource Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Info: 497-2753 or community@narrowridge.org.

Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.

Love is the Answer: Youth Open Mic, 1-4 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: outsey2@hotmail.com or 306-7070.

Northside Kiwanis Pancake Jamboree and Bake Sale, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., Saint John’s Lutheran

Church, Broadway at Emory Place. All proceeds support the club’s community service activities. Tickets available at the door: $12 for a family of four; $5 for individuals. Info: Bill Larson, 693-8845.

Rain barrel workshop, 10 a.m.-noon, Church of the Good Shepherd, 5773 Jacksboro Pike. Sponsored by the Water Quality Forum. Cost: $40 per barrel. Preregistration required. Info/registration: Kellie, kcaughor@utk.edu or 974-2151.

MONDAY, APRIL 11

Coffee, Donuts and a Movie: “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,” 10:30 a.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431.

Family Movie Night: “The Good Dinosaur,” 5:30 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431.

TUESDAY, APRIL 12

Knoxville Civil War Roundtable meeting, 8 p.m., Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Speaker: Scott Mingus. Topic: The Louisiana Tigers in the Gettysburg Campaign. Dinner, 7 p.m. Cost: $5 lecture only; $17, dinner and lecture. RSVP by noon Monday, April 11 to 671-9001.

Paulette 6th District Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Paulette Elementary School cafeteria. Info: 992-5212.

“Salvage Jewelry” class, 6-9 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Instructor: Sarah Brobst. Info/registration: 494-9854; appalachianarts.net.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13

Computer Workshop: Word Basics, 2-4:15 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/registration: 525-5431.

“DIY: Learn how to make eco-friendly home cleaners,” 2-3:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

THURSDAY, APRIL 14

Austin-East Magnet High School Artists’ Reception, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Light hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be provided. Info: 525-5431.

“Beginning Writing” workshop, 6-8 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Instructor: Kathleen Fearing. Registration deadline: April 7. Info/registration: 494-9854; appalachianarts.net.

“Getting Your House in Order” seminar, 10-11 a.m.., North Knoxville Medical Center, 7565 Dannaher Drive, Sister Elizabeth Room. Free; registration required. Info/registration: 1-855-TENNOVA (836-6682) or Tennova.com.

“Ginseng: Gold in the Smoky Mountains,” 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Master Gardener Janie Bitner. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892.

Halls Book Club: “In the Unlikely Event,” 1 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Info: 922-2552.

Living with Diabetes: Putting the Pieces Together, 2-4:30 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

Pizza Ha’s, 8-9:30 p.m., Pizza Hoss, 7215 Clinton Highway. Free monthly stand-up comedy showcase featuring local and regional comedians on the second Thursday of each month.

VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.

FRIDAY, APRIL 15

Homeschoolers at the Library Part 3: Urban Wildlife, presented by the Ijams Nature Center, 2 p.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Registration required. Info: 922-2552.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 15-17

Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend. Featuring: vendors, family activities, live animal displays, fi ber arts demonstrations and classes. Info/class registration/schedule: smokymountainfi berartsfestival.org.

SATURDAY, APRIL 16

EarthFest, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., World’s Fair Park. Free, “zero-waste” event. Featuring food, fun and entertainment for family and pets. Info: knox-earthfest.org.

Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.

Spring craft fair, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Black Oak Heights Baptist Church, 405 Black Oak Drive. More than 30

vendors. Proceeds go to Nicaragua Mission Trip. Info: Kimmie, lovejmpierce@gmail.com.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 16-17

Dogwood Art DeTour, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Artists will be demonstrating mixed media, painting, pottery and more. Craft activities for kids. Free event. Info: 494-9854 or appalachianarts.net.

SUNDAY, APRIL 17

Community Arts Festival fundraiser, 1-4 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Admission free. Includes: live music, book signing by local author Kathy Fearing, children’s crafts, food and more. Info: 494-9854 or appalachianarts.net.

MONDAY, APRIL 18

“How to Buy a Healthy Plant,” 1-2 p.m., Davis Family YMCA, 12133 S. Northshore Drive. Presented by Master Gardener Barbara Emery. Free and open to the public. Info: 777-9622.

MONDAY-TUESDAY, APRIL 18-19

Student Scholarship Book Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Pellissippi State Strawberry Plains Campus lobby. All types of books available for purchase. Proceeds go directly to student scholarships. Info: 694-6400, pstcc.edu.

TUESDAY, APRIL 19

“Eat this, not that” followed by a Healthy Cooking demonstration, 11 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 256-5415.

“How to Buy a Healthy Plant,” 11 a.m.-noon, Cansler Family YMCA, 616 Jessamine St. Presented by Master Gardener Barbara Emery. Free and open to the public. Info: 637-9622.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20

“Grieving: fi nding the new normal,” 2:30-3:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

THURSDAY, APRIL 21

Plainview 7th District Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Plainview Community Center. Info: 992-5212.

SATURDAY, APRIL 23

Cruise Against Cancer, 6 a.m.-midnight, Lowe’s Home Improvement, 120 Epley Road, Newport. Rain or shine. Featuring music, T-shirts, a bake sale, games, a benefi t auction and more. Info: 548-6152 or on Facebook.

Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.

“Nuno Felted Scarf” workshop, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Instructor: Tone Haugen-Cogburn. Registration deadline: April 16. Info/registration: 494-9854; appalachianarts.net.

“Plantin’ and Pickin’: A Summer Guide,” 12:30-2 p.m., CAC Beardsley Community Farm, 1719 Reynolds St. Presented by Master Gardener Marsha Lehman. Free and open to the public. Info: 546-8446 or beardsleyfarm.org.

Powell River Kayak and Canoe Regatta. Race begins at Well Being Conference Center in Tazewell and ends 12 miles downstream at Riverside rentals. Non-racers welcome. Return shuttles will be provided. Info: PowellRiverBlueway.org and www.Facebook.com/PowellRiverRegatta.

UT College of Veterinary Medicine open house, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., UT agricultural campus, located on Neyland Drive. No registration necessary; do not bring pets. Tours are self-guided. Info: tiny.utk.edu/VETMEDopenhouse or 974-7377.

SUNDAY, APRIL 24

“Birthday wake” for Shakespeare, 5-10 p.m., Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Square. Fundraiser for Tennessee Stage Company. Includes local bands, Shakespeare trivia and a screening of “Shakespeare In Love.” Info: TennesseeStage.com or 546-4280.

Grand opening of the BSG Marketplace, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Broadway Studios and Gallery, 1127 N. Broadway. Weekly juried outdoor market where vendors who specialize in art, fi ne craft, and antiques can engage with and sell to the public. Cost: $25 per space. Open each Sunday through June 26. Info: BroadwayStudiosAndGallery.com.

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